Gu Feichen carried Zuo Li to the back hall to wash up. The two of them occupied a bathhouse. As soon as Zuo Li arrived, Aunt Liu came in with water.
"Madam, let me clean your body for you." When Aunt Liu said this, her eyes were obviously distressed.
Zuo Li felt very distressed when she saw Aunt Liu's expression as if she was looking at a child.
Zuo Li:……
She really felt a little numb from Aunt Liu's look.
She could hardly remember the way Aunt Liu looked at her when she first married into the Gu family.
Anyway, it will definitely not be the way he looks at his own child now.
"Aunt Liu, I'll scrub the front myself, and you can help me scrub the places that are inconvenient for me, okay?"
Even though Zuo Li is a modern person, because he has never been to a large bathhouse in the north, he is still not used to being naked in front of others.
In fact, her back was covered with gauze, so she couldn't bend down.
So the area that Aunt Liu needs to help wipe is actually one of the legs. In addition, Aunt Liu needs to help wash her hair.
It's not that I can't wash it myself, but because I can't bend down, I'm sure I'll get water droplets on my back if I wash it myself.
Of course Aunt Liu wants to do everything for her. If there were some people who didn't regard Zuo Li as the Gu family's wife before, now they completely regard Zuo Li as the Gu family's wife.
Today's events made all the Gu family servants completely recognize Zuo Li's identity as Mrs. Gu.
What happened today seemed like Zuo Li didn't do anything, but in the end most of the workers realized something was wrong because Zuo Li was beaten.
No matter how you say it, Zuo Li's behavior of protecting Zuo Li regardless of that time was extremely shocking.
It was also that scene that made others wake up.
That's why after Gu Feichen arrived on the scene, the situation was controlled so quickly.
Many of Gu Feichen's cronies, except for Zhao Jianshe and Li Chunchang, were actually not very familiar with Zuo Li.
What they were even more curious about was what ability Zuo Li had to make Gu Feichen like him so much.
Naturally, everyone has many conjectures about this, but those conjectures are all narrow-minded.
In short, no one thinks that Zuo Li has any abilities.
But after today's incident, those people were in awe of Zuo Li.
There are so many people, but Zuo Li can still stand up and argue with others. This is very admirable.
"Ma'am, would you be more careful?"
Zuo Li nodded, and finally turned his back to Aunt Liu and took off his clothes.
Then he started wiping his upper body.
But even if it was just like this, she felt uncomfortable all over because she could feel that Aunt Liu was paying great attention to her.
But he also knew that Aunt Liu's concern was sincere, so he couldn't say anything.
In the end, Zuo Li finished the bath with great pain, then got dressed and was carried back by Gu Feichen.
But this time, Zuo Li didn't let Gu Feichen carry her into the room.
Her back still hurts, but she is not as weak.
And even though I fainted from the pain during the day, I still slept all day.
Even if she returns to the room now, she still doesn't feel sleepy.
Zuo Li sat on the sofa, Ye Tong sat opposite, and Gu Yuanzheng sat next to Ye Tong.
Soon, Gu Suiyang, Gu Jixing, and even Gu Beibei came down.
In an instant, the originally empty living room seemed to be crowded.
Of course, it won't be crowded just because it accommodates this small number of people. It's purely a visual impression?
And strangely, almost all other people's eyes fell on Zuo Li.
Zuo Li:??
At this moment, Zuo Li began to regret why he didn't return to the room.
Gu Suiyang sat directly next to Zuo Li and asked her cautiously, "Little stepmother, are you okay?"
There was a hint of worry in his clear eyes, and he hadn't spoken so softly for a long time.
At this moment, the young man lost his unique bohemianism and showed the childishness he should have at this age.
Zuo Li shook his head, "What about you! I remember you were beaten that day too."
Although Gu Feichen said that there was nothing wrong with these children, Zuo Li still wanted to ask questions personally.
Of course Gu Suiyang shook his head, "I am so strong, nothing will happen to me. Little stepmother, you should not have stood up at that time. Although I am younger than you, I am a man, and little stepmother, you don't look like one.
One who can bear the injury."
Zuo Li chuckled. I'm not angry because Gu Sunyang said you looked down on her. Originally, what Gu Suiyang said was the truth, and she was not someone who could withstand injuries.
"Why don't you call me little stepmother? So I should stand up, right? Besides, everything has been resolved now, and my injury is not serious.
And you are doing well, and even the problems that occurred today have been solved, so don’t raise any ifs."
Gu Suiyang pursed his lips and thought to himself, this is not what it should be!
She is not their biological mother at all, and there is no need to do this for them.
Especially the other brothers and sisters in the family are not very friendly to her.
Is she the kind of person who is born with such a weak mind that she cannot detect their ill intentions towards her? No.
He knew that his little stepmother was very smart.
But even though she knew it, she used her tolerance to forgive their mistakes.
In the end, he even protected them when they were in danger.
And this is not the first time Zuo Li has protected him.
Was his stepmother very scared at the time?
It must have happened, there were so many people there at that time.
However, she still stood up at that time.
Maybe if it were to happen again, the stepmother would also make such a choice.
Gu Suiyang didn't know what to think, he just felt numb and had an urge to cry.
He made a decision that no matter what happened to his other brothers and sisters in the future, he would always stand by his little stepmother!
He even felt at this moment that Zuo Li was his mother!
Even though their ages were not much different, in his opinion, the stepmother was far from mature.
But she did what a mother should do, so what's wrong with him treating her as his mother?
"Jixing, are you okay?" After Zuo Li finished talking to Gu Suiyang, he looked at Gu Jixing.
After hesitating for a moment, he still asked.
Although Zuo Li now has some opinions about Gu Jixing, she still doesn't want anything to happen to Gu Jixing.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have chosen to protect him at that time.
The situation at that time did not allow her to think too deeply, so her actions to protect the two of them were completely subconscious actions on her part.
Gu Jixing shook his head, opened his mouth, but said nothing, but his eyes still fell on Zuo Li's face.
Zuo Li didn't look at him either, but looked at Gu Yuanzheng.
At least on the surface, Gu Yuanzheng seemed to be the most seriously injured.
After the glass broke, the broken glass that splashed on his body caused many scratches.
There were also relatively large wounds and bleeding.
Especially Gu Yuanzheng's body is relatively weak.
His arm was wrapped in gauze at this time.
Before Zuo Li could ask questions, Gu Yuanzheng had already said, "I'm fine, Aunt Zuo, it's just some skin trauma?"
Zuo Li still believed it, because Gu Feichen had already said that Gu Yuanzheng's injury was not serious. If it was really serious, Gu Yuanzheng should still be in the hospital now, instead of sitting here.
As for the fourth child, Gu Beibei held Gu Yuanzheng's arm beside him and remained obediently silent.
So now she looks like a harmless loli, with a sweet look that makes people like her.
It's just that although Gu Beibei was leaning against Gu Yuanzheng, her eyes fell on him, and there was still a trace of inquiry and curiosity in her eyes.
Zuo Li didn't like to look into Gu Beibei's eyes. This child's eyes were too clear.
It was so clear that everything in the world was transparent in her eyes.
Zuo Li naturally knew that Gu Beibei was a highly intelligent person, so he would not talk to her under normal circumstances.
Finally, Zuo Li's eyes fell on Ye Tong.
Almost immediately, Aunt Zuo straightened her back subconsciously. After feeling the pain, she could only relax and smile, and said to Ye Tong: "Hello, Miss Ye, I am Zuo Li."
After saying a word, Zuo Li stared at Ye Tong, she didn't know what to say.
Ye Tong looked at Zuo Li and said, "Hello, Mrs. Gu."
Mrs. Gu's words seemed to indicate her position.
Zuo Li's heart suddenly relaxed a little, and her eyes looking at Ye Tong became more kind.
This simple title already represented Ye Tong's recognition of her identity.
In other words, she may have let go of those thoughts she had.
Even if you haven't let go yet, you will keep your distance.
"Mrs. Gu, this time because of a task, I need to stay in Sunshine City for a while.
But in order not to arouse others’ suspicion, I can only move into Gu’s house as a friend of Captain Gu, and please forgive Mrs. Gu.”
Seeing Ye Tong's serious explanation, Zuo Li also felt a little comfort in her heart. Ye Tong's willingness to say this showed his recognition of her identity as the mistress.
She quickly said: "It's okay, Miss Ye can stay as long as she wants."
However, after saying this, Zuo Li added in his mind that it was better not to stay too long.
Zuo Li felt that he was not a generous person, at least not in terms of feelings.
Especially after she knew what Ye Tong was worried about, she often felt embarrassed when seeing Ye Tong under the same roof.
Counting the two of them together, Ye Tong met Gu Feichen first, but Zuo Li didn't feel guilty because it was her who Gu Feichen married in the end.
Especially even Zuo Li actually had a very good first impression of Ye Tong.
Even now it's great, but she can't let a woman who likes her husband stay under the same roof just because of this good impression.
After talking to Ye Tong for a while, Gu Fei, who originally seemed to be going to the study to make a phone call, came downstairs.
When he walked up to her, he said directly, regardless of other people's reactions: "It's already very late. Let's go upstairs first."
Zuo Li hummed and stood up obediently.
Gu Feichen squatted in front of Zuo Li very skillfully.
Zuo Li put her arms around his neck, and Gu Feichen put his hands around her legs.
Just like that, in full view of everyone, Gu Feichen carried Zuo Li upstairs on his back.
Looking at this scene, Ye Tong still felt a little pain in his heart, but it seemed that it was accompanied by some relief.
Gu Yuanzheng saw Ye Tong's expression and suddenly said: "Sister Ye, you haven't finished what you said before. I want to continue listening."
Ye Tong said helplessly: "I told you to call me aunt, not sister. Forget it, you won't listen no matter how many times I tell you. Okay, I'll continue talking about that mission..."
After returning to the room, Gu Feichen closed the door and did not go out again.
Zuo Li said: "Well, Mr. Gu, wouldn't it be bad for the two of us to stay in the room now? Miss Ye is a guest."
"You don't need to treat her as a guest. This time she just came here as my friend. You don't need to be too polite to her.
And if you are too polite, Ye Tong will also feel uncomfortable."
Zuo Li felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this.
Does Gu Feichen mean that Ye Tong is no different from the Gu family?
As soon as the idea came to her mind, she felt disgusted with herself.
Why do you have such an idea?
Gu Feichen might just be familiar with Ye Tong.
But Zuo Li felt a little aggrieved.
It was also at this time that Zuo Li realized that he seemed to have more of these emotions.
At the beginning, she didn't have time to think about this at all, and maybe she wouldn't think about it.
At that time, Gu Feichen was not his husband in his mind.
And now, she likes him.
He has completely regarded Gu Feichen as his husband.
That's why Gu Feichen got sulky after he said these words.
She wondered again, was she being arrogant because of favors?
Gu Feichen seemed to know what Zuo Li was thinking, and hugged her gently, leaning against his own arms. His hands were flying to support her, so as not to touch the wound on her back.
"Ye Tong actually has a very good relationship with several children. I used to have a lot of tasks, so Ye Tong often went to accompany the children. At that time, she was only seven years older than the children."
"So Miss Ye is only two years older than me, so when did he join the army?"
"The Ye family is a military family, so she joined the army at the age of sixteen. The people above trusted me, so they gave her to me to take care of her. She has been there for so many years."
Zuo Li thought for a moment, a sixteen-year-old girl was about to enter the military camp.
Especially since she knew that the tasks Gu Feichen had done before were very dangerous, she couldn't help but feel in awe.
I already had a good impression of Ye Tong, but it became even more so now.
"I can tell, how many children have a good relationship with her?"
At this point, Zuo Li almost asked.
In this case, why did Gu Feichen choose her instead of Ye Tong?
Zuo Li was smart enough not to ask this question.
When a person compares himself to others, it represents a lack of self-confidence to some extent.
Zuo Li felt that she was no worse than Ye Tong. The two of them had different advantages in being excellent.
What's more, looking at the situation now, it seems that she is the winner.
Even if this winner is obtained by accident.
Then she would no longer compare herself with Ye Tong, causing Gu Feichen to think about how good Ye Tong was.
Zuo Li has not forgotten that Ye Tong has been Gu Feichen's teammate for six years. During these six years, it was a time of life and death, and some touching things must have happened.
She wished Gu Feichen would stop thinking about it.
"LiLi."
Gu Feichen suddenly called Zuo Li. Zuo Li was still thinking about something, but now he just subconsciously raised his head and looked at him confusedly.
Then, Gu Feichen's kiss fell on her lips.
It's just that this time, it wasn't as intense as the New Year's Eve, but instead had some bone-crushing tenderness.